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Bill Potter, Pembina Arts Council board chairman, stands inside upper tower with100-year-old clock, one of four in the tower.  (JOE BRYKSA / WINNIPEG FREE PRESS)
Bill Potter, Pembina Arts Council board chairman, stands inside upper tower with100-year-old clock, one of four in the tower. (JOE BRYKSA / WINNIPEG FREE PRESS)
Refurbished heritage building at 352 Stephen Street in Morden, Manitoba with functioning 100-year-old clock. (JOE BRYKSA / WINNIPEG FREE PRESS)
Refurbished heritage building at 352 Stephen Street in Morden, Manitoba with functioning 100-year-old clock. (JOE BRYKSA / WINNIPEG FREE PRESS)
Bill Potter, Pembina Arts Council board chairman, inside tower.   (JOE BRYKSA / WINNIPEG FREE PRESS)
Bill Potter, Pembina Arts Council board chairman, inside tower. (JOE BRYKSA / WINNIPEG FREE PRESS)
100-year-old clock mechanism that must be hand-wound twice a week. (JOE BRYKSA / WINNIPEG FREE PRESS)
100-year-old clock mechanism that must be hand-wound twice a week. (JOE BRYKSA / WINNIPEG FREE PRESS)
Clock mechanism   (JOE BRYKSA / WINNIPEG FREE PRESS)
Clock mechanism (JOE BRYKSA / WINNIPEG FREE PRESS)
Clock mechanism   (JOE BRYKSA / WINNIPEG FREE PRESS)
Clock mechanism (JOE BRYKSA / WINNIPEG FREE PRESS)
(JOE BRYKSA / WINNIPEG FREE PRESS)
(JOE BRYKSA / WINNIPEG FREE PRESS)
100-year-old clock in tower of building is connected to mechanism one floor down by an elaborate set of gears.  (JOE BRYKSA / WINNIPEG FREE PRESS)
100-year-old clock in tower of building is connected to mechanism one floor down by an elaborate set of gears. (JOE BRYKSA / WINNIPEG FREE PRESS)
Clock counter weights in tower.  (JOE BRYKSA / WINNIPEG FREE PRESS)
Clock counter weights in tower. (JOE BRYKSA / WINNIPEG FREE PRESS)
Bill Potter, Pembina Arts Council board chairman, shows 100-year-old clock bell that is in tower of building. (JOE BRYKSA / WINNIPEG FREE PRESS)
Bill Potter, Pembina Arts Council board chairman, shows 100-year-old clock bell that is in tower of building. (JOE BRYKSA / WINNIPEG FREE PRESS)
JOE BRYKSA / WINNIPEG FREE PRESS
The refurbished heritage building at 352 Stephen St. in Morden, with functioning 100-year-old clock.
JOE BRYKSA / WINNIPEG FREE PRESS The refurbished heritage building at 352 Stephen St. in Morden, with functioning 100-year-old clock.
Bill Redekop / Winnipeg Free Press 
Frank Isaac, seen here with daughter, Ruth, volunteered to wind the clock in Morden's clock tower for almost a quarter century.
Bill Redekop / Winnipeg Free Press Frank Isaac, seen here with daughter, Ruth, volunteered to wind the clock in Morden's clock tower for almost a quarter century.
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